I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Jiang Weiguo transported more than one hundred tons of opium into the country every year, of course not for sale to his compatriots, but for medicinal purposes. Of course, strict control must be carried out.

Jiang Weiguo's Nanjing Army is the biggest beneficiary of opium in Jiang Weiguo's hands, because opium can relieve pain, relieve cough, and treat dysentery, etc. Opium can also be refined into morphine. The four commonly used medicines of Nanjing Army are penicillin, Yunnan Baiyao, and opium and morphine.

There is opium in the warehouses of all units of the Nanjing Army, which is only used as medicine and is strictly supervised.

Opium, or poppy husks, of course can refresh the mind, the effect is much better than cigarettes, but it is very addictive.

However, for the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Brigade at this time, they naturally don't care about such "trivial things" as drug addiction.

Dying or mortal, it doesn't matter if it's arsenic.

Jiang Weiguo thought of an appropriate idiom: drink poison to quench thirst.

After sighing, Jiang Weiguo ordered the air force transport plane to transport a large amount of opium and poppy shells to the [-]th Brigade.

The Nanjing Army basically held air supremacy. Although it was unable to carry out large-scale bombing of the Soviet Army, it was no problem to use reconnaissance planes for reconnaissance and transport planes for transportation.

More than a dozen Junkers transport planes took off overnight and delivered more than a dozen tons of "drugs" to the besieged [-]th Brigade.

That night, after repelling a new round of Soviet attack, the exhausted officers and soldiers of the [-]th Brigade had a good dinner. Large chunks of bacon and carrots and potatoes cut into small pieces are steaming and fragrant.

While stirring the broth with spoons, the cooking soldiers put poppy shells in it.

"I have never eaten such a delicious broth in my life!" The officers and soldiers all praised, they knew what they were eating, because Jin Chongyin and Shi Zuoheng had already informed the whole brigade.

"Oops! What should I do if I can't quit opium smoking in the future?"

"In the future? Do we have a future? We will all die here!"

"That's right! Haha!"

After eating the meals mixed with poppy shells and opium powder, the officers and soldiers felt refreshed, flushed and heartbeating, and their tiredness and sleepiness were greatly reduced.

This is a way to quench thirst with poison, but it can only be done in this way.

Also relying on this refreshment, Jin Chongyin, Shi Zuoheng, Chen Shaotang, Huang Qidong and other senior military officers are having a meeting while having dinner.

"According to statistics, almost half of the casualties were killed by Soviet artillery fire!" Chen Shaotang said, "The artillery units of the Soviet army were beaten by our air force before the war, but it only temporarily caused the lack of artillery fire of the Soviet army. After this night, more Soviet artillery was brought in!"

Jin Chongyin nodded: "When the enemy's heavy firepower has a great advantage, it is very disadvantageous to fight positional warfare. We should consider launching an active attack, especially at night!"

Shi Zuoheng and others agreed: "Yes! The Soviet army thinks we are the turtle in the urn, so we have to tell them that eliminating us is not as simple as catching the turtle in the urn, and fight them to the death!"

Although surrounded by heavy siege, the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Brigade showed no fear.

Chapter 486 Strategizing (6)

After the [-]th Brigade launched a night counterattack, Vatutin was deeply caught off guard. In his subconscious mind, the enemy army surrounded by him was already a fish in a net, or even meat on a chopping board, waiting for him He was slaughtered with a knife. Although he could resist, he was only dying and stubbornly resisting. It was impossible to fight back. The initiative should be in his own hands, but the facts made him unbelievable: the Soviet army had already used human sea tactics in the fierce battle during the day. Exhausted by the wheel tactics, this Nanjing military brigade-level unit actually launched a powerful counterattack without sleep at night, bursting out with shocking spirit and fighting spirit. It seems that it does not need to rest or sleep. But like a clockwork robot, it rampaged towards the Soviet army and stalked it.

"Kill all the Russian invaders!" Amidst earth-shattering Chinese shouts of killing, the surrounded [-]th Brigade of the Nanjing Army launched an overwhelming counterattack against the Soviet Army with the momentum of sweeping thousands of troops.

The Soviet army was caught off guard, because the [-]th Brigade counterattacked in the opposite direction.

At the meeting before the war, Jin Chongyin asked the chief of staff Chen Shaotang: "Which point or points do you think the counterattack direction is better?"

Chen Shaotang said: "Our troops are limited, whether we want to break through or kill the Soviet army with the greatest strength, we must concentrate our forces on one point.

Our east, west, north, and south sides are surrounded by Soviet troops, and the nearest friendly army is in the southeast!"

Jin Chongyin looked at Chen Shaotang: "Which point do you think we should concentrate our troops on?"

Chen Shaotang replied: "If the purpose is to break through the encirclement, it is naturally in the southeast; if the purpose is to kill the Soviet army with the greatest strength, it must be placed in the opposite northwest!"

Jin Chongyin laughed: "Have you already figured out which side you're on?"

Chen Shaotang also laughed: "Of course, in the northwest, first, we didn't intend to break out and escape at all, and second, the Soviet army must have brought a large amount of supplies and a large number of artillery over at night, and placed them in the safest northwest. Three, the Soviet army would never think that we would advance instead of retreating, which would allow us to achieve greater progress and greater results!"

If two apt and appropriate idioms are used to describe the [-]th Brigade at this time, then one is that the boat is broken, and the other is that the mourners will surely win.

Both Chen Shaotang's judgment and Jin Chongyin's decision were correct. The Soviet army never expected that the besieged Nanjing army would not attack where it could break out, but turned around and counterattacked, causing the Soviet army to be in chaos immediately after the war.

What puzzled the Soviet Army most was that the number of the besieged Nanjing Army was fixed. Because they were outnumbered, it was difficult to rest and fight in one shift. During the day, all of them would definitely participate in the battle, and they would be exhausted at night. But the actual situation is that the [-]th Brigade On this night, the whole team is still participating in the battle, and they are full of energy.

The Soviets couldn't figure it out: Don't the Chinese need to sleep?In fact, there are two reasons why the [-]th Brigade was able to do this. One is that they did not really participate in the battle during the daytime. Due to the heavy artillery fire of the Soviet Army, if the Nanjing Army has too many soldiers, it will suffer even more. Casualties, plus the consolidation of the second and third lines of defense, Jin Chongyin dispatched half of the officers and soldiers to fight at the forefront, and the other half to take a nap at the "rear" inside the encirclement while preparing to fight at any time, so the officers and soldiers They still get a certain amount of rest time; the second is to refresh their minds, the Nanjing Army can be said to be omnipotent. Jiang Weiguo asked the transport fleet to drop a lot of "refreshing panacea" to the [-]th Brigade. In addition to poppy shells and opium, there are also There were cigarettes, chilli peppers, and high-strength Russian vodka liquor (captured).

Before the attack, the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Brigade first had a full meal mixed with poppy shells and opium powder (although smoking opium can also refresh your mind, but the first time smoking has no effect, you will only feel sick and uncomfortable. No one in the [-]th Brigade had smoked opium before, so they would not smoke opium collectively, so the first time smoking had no effect at all), and then everyone chewed with peppers in their mouths, and many officers and soldiers who could drink even drank several large A glass of vodka, burning blood and morale together.

In fact, the refreshing effect of poppy shells is limited. Most of the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Brigade have psychological hints. They have never tried this method, but they know that it can refresh their minds, so they eat it subconsciously. Thinking that "this stuff is very effective", coupled with the group effect of the army, makes the effect even more doubled.

Including the wounded, the [-]th Brigade still had about [-] officers and soldiers, [-] Tigers, and [-] soldiers.

When night fell, the Soviet army prepared for a new round of attack the next day while resting and reorganizing, but the Nanjing army did not expect to strike first.

Amidst the earth-shattering Chinese shouts of killing, thick smoke billowed, and wind and thunder pierced the sky, the [-]th Brigade, led by tanks, armored vehicles, and automobiles, pierced deeply into the Soviet army's hinterland like steel knives, or took a car or a car to fight back. The infantry unit on bicycles followed the mechanized vanguard and rushed into the Soviet-controlled area unstoppably, all the way invincible.

"Kill the thieves!" The officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army who participated in the battle were all mentally ecstasy and excited. Everyone regarded death as home, and they all marched forward bravely.

The Soviet troops who were resting, transporting supplies, and re-deploying were instantly overwhelmed by the [-]th Brigade, which swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger. As soon as the sleeping Soviet army was woken up, it was crushed into meat by the tank tracks. The Soviet army sitting by the campfire eating just stood up, screaming and wailing in the rain of bullets, and blood splashed everywhere.

The Soviet army that besieged the 7th Brigade still had [-] to [-] people after deducting casualties, but because they wanted to form an encirclement circle, there were only [-] people on each side of the southeast, northwest, and the [-]th Brigade chose to be destined. To the northwest where there is no return, the number of Soviet troops here is even smaller, only tens of thousands of people, and the defense is weak. Therefore, the [-] Nanjing troops who have the idea of ​​​​death and life are rushed and smashed, falling apart and falling apart.

Under the raging flames one after another, the Nanjing army is chasing and killing the wolf-running Soviet army everywhere. While the tanks are running fast, they are spraying billowing fire. Back and forth among the crowd of Soviet troops, the infantrymen of the Nanjing Army in the car unsparingly poured grenades and bullets on the fleeing Soviet troops.

Under the night, the world was turned upside down, thunder and lightning, the roar of tanks, the roar of cars, the explosion of artillery shells, the strafing of bullets, and the hearty Chinese roaring and shouting together formed a huge sound wave that frightened the souls of the Soviet army. It was deafening and went straight into the night sky.

The officers and soldiers of the [-]th Brigade of the Nanjing Army who launched a counterattack performed a majestic war march belonging to the Chinese nation with their loyalty to the motherland, fearless courage, and the death and blood of the enemy.

In the fire of the Nanjing Army's angry swords and wild flowers, the corpses of the Soviet Army were scattered all over the field.

"Kill all the Russian invaders! Defend China!" The Chinese slogans that swallowed mountains and rivers shook the sky and the earth like thunder.

The [-] Nanjing Army fought like no one in front of the Soviet Army, which was more than eight times their number.

These loyal and brave Chinese soldiers are like a yellow sandstorm. Wherever they go, they are invincible and invincible, killing people and bleeding like rivers.

"Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go on" is the best compliment for these Chinese soldiers.

In front of the momentum of the Nanjing Army's thundering tide, the Soviet Army was almost in a state of collapse. All the Soviet troops who encountered the Nanjing Army were about to collapse at the touch of a button. More than half of the Soviet Army's encirclement of the [-]th Brigade was torn apart by the [-]th Brigade. A large number of Soviet troops were smashed to pieces, and there were distraught Soviet troops fleeing in panic everywhere.

After seeing this scene, Jin Chongyin felt a little regretful. He felt that if the troops' impact point was placed in the southeast, and then contacted the friendly forces for cooperation, the [-]th Brigade might be able to break through or partially break through, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved. The answer: The Soviet army must have made heavy defenses in the southeast. If the impact point is placed in the southeast, it will definitely not have such an ideal effect. If you die, you will die. As long as you die enough, you will die without regret.

The [-]th Brigade may be wiped out, but as long as it leaves a magnificent mark in the history of war, what is there to be satisfied with?

Many Soviet soldiers killed by the Nanjing Army were killed without resistance "while being stunned or even frightened."

As Vladimir Gorokhov, an infantry warrant officer of the 269th Division of the Soviet Army who survived the battle, described: "While we were resting, suddenly someone panicked and shouted 'Chinese killed Here we come, we can't believe it, we are the attackers, and we believe that we can wipe out the Chinese troops surrounded by us in one fell swoop tomorrow with sufficient preparations, but we didn't expect them to attack us at night , It's crazy, they are only a fraction of our number, and they still attack us? We are deeply inconceivable.

When they came to kill us, we couldn't help being stunned. These Chinese people were completely lunatics, their eyes were red, and their spirits were so frenzied that they were not like normal people at all. Many comrades were stunned and at a loss, and then were knocked down by bullets, and some even raised their hands in fear, completely losing the courage to fight!"

The rampant [-]th Brigade not only killed and injured a large number of Soviet troops, far exceeding their own casualties, but also seized a large amount of Soviet military supplies, and even rushed to a heavy artillery group position of the Soviet army.

Chen Shaotang's judgment was very accurate. The Soviet army planned to carry out a strong attack again after dawn the next day, so a lot of artillery was brought in at night, including hundreds of large-caliber heavy artillery pieces. Naturally, these precious heavy artillery pieces were placed on them by the Soviet army. The northwest, which was considered the safest and least likely to be attacked by the Nanjing Army, was right in the middle of the [-]th Brigade.

The Soviet army on the heavy artillery group had no time to resist, take away or destroy the artillery, or even regain consciousness. The murderous Nanjing army had rushed to their position.

After killing the Soviet artillery and nearby Soviet infantry, the Nanjing Army immediately controlled the Soviet artillery and launched a fierce bombardment towards the nearby Soviet army.

Amidst the sound of shelling and the huge fireball rising from the ground, the Soviet army suffered heavy casualties and ran away with their heads in their arms.

"Fire the cannon and hit his mother!" The officers and soldiers laughed loudly, "Using the old man's cannon to hit the old man! It's so refreshing!"

After receiving the report, Vatutin, who rushed over in a hurry, was completely stunned. He felt the cold sweat on his back slowly oozing out. He leaned against a tree and said to himself wearily: "What kind of tree is this?" Army..."

The counterattack of the [-]th Brigade achieved extraordinary success. The Soviet army surrounding them was completely defeated. A large number of Soviet artillery, supplies, vehicles, and fuel were seized, which made the troops even more powerful and rushed all night.

Throughout the night, the 2th Brigade suffered more than [-] casualties (most of them were killed or killed in a death attack after being wounded), killing and wounding more than [-] Soviet troops (the Soviet troops were mainly disrupted and repelled) ), disturbed the Soviet army's position, and made the Soviet army frightened, and the results were brilliant.

It is undoubtedly better for an army to conduct mobile warfare and mobile warfare than to stay in a fixed position and fight positional warfare. However, the [-]th Brigade does not have so much fuel. After all, bicycles cannot replace tanks and cars. Cycling requires physical strength.

Jin Chongyin finally ordered the troops to withdraw to the original trench position again, and fight the most unfavorable but also the only choice of positional warfare.

The officers and soldiers blew up the Soviet artillery with all the shells in their hands, and returned to the original trench position with the supplies they could take away.

On this night, although the [-]th Brigade achieved brilliant results, it also overdrawn the spirit of the unit. After returning to the position, the officers and soldiers were depressed and depressed. Many officers and soldiers fell asleep and even fell asleep in the car as soon as they returned fell asleep.

After a high degree of excitement, there must be deep sleepiness and exhaustion, and the physical strength of the officers and soldiers was exhausted.

"Don't sleep! The old man is coming soon!" The officers tried their best to wake up the soldiers at the top of their lungs.

Some of the soldiers were snoring so loudly that they couldn't be woken up by screaming, and some barely opened their eyes and stood up, but they were listless and shaky.

The cooking soldiers made another meal mixed with poppy husks and opium powder, and the officers and soldiers who raised their spirits smoked cigarettes and chewed peppers desperately, stimulating the recovery of their spirits like deflated balls.

Many officers and soldiers who were preparing to fight in the trenches were so sleepy that they couldn't keep their eyes open at all, and they hugged their weapons while dozing off.

"Can't sleep! There's a war!"

"Wake up fucking!"

"Who has to be like a dead pig! What are you doing? Waiting for the old Maozi to rush up and take him as a prisoner?"

The officers roared with red eyes, and kicked the soldiers who were too sleepy to get up.

The officers and soldiers had to take more drastic measures to eliminate sleepiness and fatigue. Some officers and soldiers took off all their clothes and poured cold water on themselves from head to toe; some officers and soldiers slapped themselves desperately; Some officers and soldiers stuffed a few cigarettes in their mouths and smoked them together.

"As long as I let me sleep, it's okay to be a death squad when I wake up!"

"Damn! When the old man comes up, I will die with them with the grenade in my arms! Then I can sleep soundly!"

"This is a good way! You can sleep as long as you want after you're dead!"

The soldiers were cursing and complaining.

Huang Qidong, commander of the [-]th brigade, looked at his soldiers very distressed. He was also so sleepy and exhausted that he wished he could fall to the ground and sleep, but he knew he had no time to sleep.

"Everyone look at me!" Standing on the ground, Huang Qidong yelled angrily at the officers and soldiers. As he spoke, he took out a dagger and cut off the little finger of his left hand with a click.

The excruciating pain of breaking bones and cutting flesh drove away Huang Qidong's drowsiness, and his eyes widened with anger: "Don't sleep! Keep your spirits up! It's a war!"

The brigade commander's resolute and fierce behavior shocked the officers and soldiers.

"You can sleep when you die! What's the rush? It's never too late to sleep after killing a few old men!" Huang Qidong roared angrily.

The officers and soldiers were cheered up, their eyes bursting with tears: "That's right! It's not too late to sleep after killing a few old men!"

The "sleep" in the mouth of the officers and soldiers is actually "death".